Popular Afrobeat singer Seun Kuti has been granted bail by the Chief Magistrate Court in Yaba, Lagos. According to reports the court’s decision also includes an order for the Nigerian police force to complete their investigation into the alleged case within 48 hours, allowing Seun to return home.
It has also been revealed that the Chief Magistrate has instructed the police to step back from prosecuting Kuti, Sahara Reporters reports Instead, the case file be duplicated and forwarded to the Lagos State Directorate of Public Prosecutions for further legal proceedings. It was also learnt that the police previously claimed that they were yet to conclude their investigation, rejecting the lawyer’s request inord to grant Seun bail.
The situation escalated when a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr Femi Falana, one of the lawyers defending Seun, called the police commissioner to complain about the unruly behaviour of the officers, treatment of his client, and prevention of Olumide-Fusika from being present during the musician’s interrogation.
